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VIT News

Ptuj Acquires New Turning Lathes and Refurbished Wheelset Press

SŽ – VIT’s wheel machining service at the shop in Ptuj recently got a boost by acquiring a new CNC vertical carousel lathe and a new CNC horizontal lathe, which are crucial tools in this line of work, facilitating high precision and quality reconditioning of wheelsets.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom will provide new trains for the extension of Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro

Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a new contract with Transport Reordering Office (OPRET) to manufacture, supply and put into service eight (8) new Metropolis family trains of three (3) cars each, to serve on Line 2C of the Santo Domingo Metro.

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DB Cargo News

THE ABC OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT: ETCS

What is the European Train Control System? DB Cargo explains.

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Thales Info

Thales secures three major contracts to modernize the Portuguese railway infrastructure

Thales alongside partners SISINT and CONECTICABO has secured three substantial contracts, totalling over 10M€ for the renewal of telecommunication in the Portuguese mainline railway.

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Icomera NEWS

Ask The Experts: Public Transport Accessibility

Modern, inclusive, and fully accessible transport systems should be stress-free to navigate for all people, regardless of age, medical factors, disabilities, or native language.

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The first Hydrogen train carried out tests on the Portuguese railway network

The FCH2RAIL consortium has successfully completed testing in Portugal. Between 3 and 6 April, the H2 train travelled on the Minho Line between Valença and Nine stations, making it the first hydrogen train in Portugal.

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Rail Baltica News

Rail Baltic Estonia signed an alliance procurement consultancy contract

Rail Baltic Estonia has signed a significant agreement to develop an alliance procurement strategy, which will serve as the basis for the procurement of large-scale Rail Baltica railway construction works. The contract was signed with joint bidders BrainTeam OÜ and Vison Oy.

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Sweco News

Sweco wins EUR 6 million project for new light rail in Finland

Sweco is contracted to design 19 new stations for the first tramway in Turku, Finland, as part of an alliance valued at around EUR 6 million.

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TSO News

TSO awarded its first Overhead Catenary project in Canada on Toronto’s new Ontario Line subway

The Ontario Line is a 15.6-kilometer metro line under construction in the heart of the city of Toronto, designed to make it faster and easier to travel within Toronto and beyond.

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CAF News

CAF: FCH2RAIL CARRIED OUT TESTS ON THE PORTUGUESE RAILWAY NETWORK

With these tests, the FCH2Rail project achieved a great milestone, having obtained the authorization to run the rain demonstrator in a second European country.

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Ptuj Acquires New Turning Lathes and Refurbished Wheelset Press

SŽ – VIT’s wheel machining service at the shop in Ptuj recently got a boost by acquiring a new CNC vertical carousel lathe and a new CNC horizontal lathe, which are crucial tools in this line of work, facilitating high precision and quality reconditioning of wheelsets.

Alstom will provide new trains for the extension of Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro

Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a new contract with Transport Reordering Office (OPRET) to manufacture, supply and put into service eight (8) new Metropolis family trains of three (3) cars each, to serve on Line 2C of the Santo Domingo Metro.

THE ABC OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT: ETCS

What is the European Train Control System? DB Cargo explains.

Thales secures three major contracts to modernize the Portuguese railway infrastructure

Thales alongside partners SISINT and CONECTICABO has secured three substantial contracts, totalling over 10M€ for the renewal of telecommunication in the Portuguese mainline railway.

Ask The Experts: Public Transport Accessibility

Modern, inclusive, and fully accessible transport systems should be stress-free to navigate for all people, regardless of age, medical factors, disabilities, or native language.

The first Hydrogen train carried out tests on the Portuguese railway network

The FCH2RAIL consortium has successfully completed testing in Portugal. Between 3 and 6 April, the H2 train travelled on the Minho Line between Valença and Nine stations, making it the first hydrogen train in Portugal.

Rail Baltic Estonia signed an alliance procurement consultancy contract

Rail Baltic Estonia has signed a significant agreement to develop an alliance procurement strategy, which will serve as the basis for the procurement of large-scale Rail Baltica railway construction works. The contract was signed with joint bidders BrainTeam OÜ and Vison Oy.

Sweco wins EUR 6 million project for new light rail in Finland

Sweco is contracted to design 19 new stations for the first tramway in Turku, Finland, as part of an alliance valued at around EUR 6 million.

TSO awarded its first Overhead Catenary project in Canada on Toronto’s new Ontario Line subway

The Ontario Line is a 15.6-kilometer metro line under construction in the heart of the city of Toronto, designed to make it faster and easier to travel within Toronto and beyond.

CAF: FCH2RAIL CARRIED OUT TESTS ON THE PORTUGUESE RAILWAY NETWORK

With these tests, the FCH2Rail project achieved a great milestone, having obtained the authorization to run the rain demonstrator in a second European country.

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